The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-06-25

The Philadelphia & Idaho Comp:
ny, which owns q number of claim
In both localities, proposes to dc
considerable amount of work thi
season, and will have a number c
men employed on the IRVINE an
len Brooke claims on Boyle Noun
tain and the West Fork and Black
hawk mines on West Fork. A
soon as supplies can be got t
Boyle Mountain the work will b
commenced there, while at tn
West Fork mine eight men are al
ready employed, with the proba
0ility of that number being dOublet
in q very short time.
The working of the various mine,
OF the p. & l. Company, on Warn
Springs creek, which include tn,
four above mentioned, has beer
placed under the superintendent,
of Mr.. James Brennan, who hal
had charge Of the West Fork durinf
the past few months. His promo.
ton to such position is a merited
recognition of his competency and
skill as miner, and the faithful
manner in which he has carried on
the work entrusted to him. The
result of his labor in the West
Fork mine has brought that prop
erty once more into prominence
after others had failed and an i'm,
mense amount Of money fruitlessly
expended. General Manager Har-
dess has always had an abiding
faith in the property, and to his un-
erring judgment and the able CO.
operation Of Mr.. Brennan the ledge,
lost five years ago, has been rccOv-
cred, and it is now developed a
distance Of sixty feet i'm depth, with
good ore in all the openings. The
ground shows evidences of a great
disturbance at some remote period,
but it is apparent that the crisis is
past and the West Fork will he a
mine in fact as well as name in
short time. The same good judg-
ment and experience exercised in
the development of the IRVINE and
Ten Brooke mines, will bring these
properties, also, to the front, if
there is any ore to be found there,
and transform the grand old noun
tain into bustling busy hive of
miners wrestling the hidden treas
IRE from its hiding place.
MINING NOTES.
The first shipment of silver ore
nto the United States from British
Columbia was made on the 18th
INST. from KOotenai to Sand Point,
Idaho. The ore goes to Montana
or reduction, and runs about 400
ounces per ton. 1t was shipped
rom the Krano mine, OH KOOtenai
axe, by a ID. w. Wheeler, of Butte,
one of the owners.
The Selby Smelling and Lead
company, of San Francisco, states
n a circular just issued that the
output of refined gold from its
works. for the year ending May 81,
$50, was $14,S13,S62 80, aud for
he year ending May 81, 1887, |
IA ,7O1 $50 OF. This shows but a
light falling off due to number
f gravel and drift claims being
losed under legal restrictions, !
'hile the increase in quartz mining
early made up the deficiency.
A lot Of Flint ore that has been
waiting the completion of the wa
er ditch at the smelling works to
c sampled, was put through the
lill on Wednesday.
The Olympian mine, on Warm
prings creek, has been released for
ne season.
1t required 200, 900 feet of lumber
, fume the water ditch of the
Philadelphia Company. The work
all done and water again running.
he new machinery for the smelling
Orks is expected to arrive next
eek from Chicago, having left on
[onday last. The machinery for
re Silver Star mine, at Smoky,
i'll follow.
A vein of solid iron ore is re-
Orted to have been struck in the
ottom Of the shaft of Camas mine
o. 2, on the Gold Belt.
1t is reported that the Blue
,cket mine, on Eagle creek, will
, worked this summer. A vigor-
Is prospecting Of this property
ould in all probability result in I
nding a good body of ore. (
Machinery for the new hosting
orks at the King of the West
inc, of Smoky. is on the road,
I'd the work of erecting the same :
i'll soon be in progress.
The receipts Of ore at the samp-
ng works during the week includ- /.
% tons of Yankee Blade, 10 |;
ms Of Olympian, 8 tons OF Black !
,rse and a small lot from the o. /.
dental mine.
Joseph Pinkham of the Dollar !,
de company left on Thursday =
orning to visit the Scott and ;
her mines of that group. He :.
III also take in Smoky district :
co.o11,, I>oforo rot,rnirU